Wayne Rooney, who made headlines in 2010 after hitting out at England fans for booing the team, remembers being booed quite a lot in his career. Fans obviously have their opinions and sometimes they're with you and sometimes they're against you," he said. "Obviously if a player or a player's family is getting abused at stadiums then it can become more of an issue, but generally I think booing is fine." Both players think booing has always been there. I think if you're playing Premier League football and you're at that level that's your job to do so.

Source: BBC February 13, 2026 07:25 UTC